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Arizona could see return of waitlist for state child care aidazcir.org Arizona’s child care system got some funding from state lawmakers, but it likely isn’t enough to avoid a return to a waitlist for families seeking assistance.
Despite renewed attention, pregnancy and childbirth still deadly across Arizonaazcir.org In Arizona, pregnancy death rates nearly tripled from 1999 to 2019, with the most dramatic increases among women of color.
Despite renewed attention, pregnancy and childbirth still deadly across Arizonaazcir.org In Arizona, pregnancy death rates nearly tripled from 1999 to 2019, with the most dramatic increases among women of color.
Border vigilantes blur the lines of law enforcementazcir.org Armed vigilantes in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with or courting lawmen and their agencies, with alarming results.
Suspensions for missing class prevalent beyond Arizona, data showsazcir.org Numbers from a dozen states reveals half a million suspensions over five years for attendance-related violations
Groundwater regulation weaknesses exploited by industrial-scale agricultureazcir.org Industrial-scale farms in Arizona's Douglas basin are exploiting existing groundwater policies at the expense of their smaller neighbors.
Groundwater regulation weaknesses exploited by industrial-scale agricultureazcir.org Industrial-scale farms in Arizona's Douglas basin are exploiting existing groundwater policies at the expense of their smaller neighbors.
State leaders misled public about scope of Medicaid fraud crisisazcir.org State leaders have admitted that fraudulent billing extended beyond a small portion of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, contradicting previous assertions that fraud only impacted a sma...
State leaders misled public about scope of Medicaid fraud crisisazcir.org State leaders have admitted that fraudulent billing extended beyond a small portion of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, contradicting previous assertions that fraud only impacted a sma...
Arizona bill would reclaim marijuana social equity licensesazcir.org Arizona bill would reclaim marijuana social equity licenses to their original owners, taking them back from investors and corporations.
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AHCCCS alerted to ‘predictable’ homelessness surge in 2022azcir.org The embattled state agency at the center of Arizona’s ongoing behavioral health crisis knew its proposed billing reforms could trigger a surge in homelessness nearly a year before enacting the chang...
Whispers of groundwater regulations spur surges of deeper, higher-capacity wellsazcir.org When talks about Arizona groundwater regulation happen, the surge of well applications to follow risks cutting off the supply to nearby farms and homes.
Whispers of groundwater regulations spur surges of deeper, higher-capacity wellsazcir.org When talks about Arizona groundwater regulation happen, the surge of well applications to follow risks cutting off the supply to nearby farms and homes.
GOP-led school safety effort funds police over counselors despite demandazcir.org A GOP-led push to increase police in Arizona schools does little to address overwhelming demand for mental health providers as part of the state's School Safety Program.
GOP-led school safety effort funds police over counselors despite demandazcir.org A GOP-led push to increase police in Arizona schools does little to address overwhelming demand for mental health providers as part of the state's School Safety Program.
AZ families got public money for private schools. Then tuition increasedazcir.org After some private schools hiked tuition following a voucher expansion, critics worried the program could become a subsidy for the wealthy.
State response to medicaid fraud creates ‘pure chaos’ for patientsazcir.org Arizona's failure to anticipate the impact of suspensions among behavioral health providers suspected of medicare fraud put patients at risk of further harm.
Investors, cannabis corporations acquire more social equity licenses as deadline to open dispensarie...azcir.org As Arizona’s social equity program nears an Oct. 8 deadline to open marijuana dispensaries, investors and others acquire more of the lucrative licenses.
Bogus ‘sovereign citizen’ filings flood Pima Countyazcir.org A deluge of ‘sovereign citizen’ paperwork has flooded Arizona’s Pima County, a spike that parallels a national resurgence of the movement.
Sovereign citizens intimidate, harass Sedona public officialsazcir.org Growth in the sovereign citizen movement has escalated tensions between Sedona public officials and the ideology’s adherents.
Experts warn of radicalization pipeline in Sedonaazcir.org Blending alternative wellness offerings with events traditionally aligned with the far right, experts warn of a pathway to radicalization.
Bogus ‘sovereign citizen’ filings flood Pima Countyazcir.org A deluge of ‘sovereign citizen’ paperwork has flooded Arizona’s Pima County, a spike that parallels a national resurgence of the movement.